Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Constitutional expert Abdul Aziz Bari today told Najib's Umno-BN government to " HONOUR YOUR PROMISES and DON'T TRY TO MILK THE DEATH OF COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER FOR POLITICAL MILEAGE."

He reminded them that the 1989 ceasefire agreement between the
government and the Communist Party of Malaysia (CPM) was signed by
former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, with their respective predecessors
in tow.

Abdul Aziz said that with the signing of the 1989 document, MALAYSIA HAD TACITLY RECOGNISED THE COMMUNISTS.

Abdul Aziz Bari said,

"Stop manipulating the emotions of the army and police veterans. Just
put up or shut up! (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar should just shut up or ask
his own predecessor as to why the police agreed to sign the truce with
the communists.

"The court was wrong to reject Chin Peng's
application to come back. The judges asked for documents to prove his
citizenship, like a birth certificate. But they knew that it was during
the height of emergency and Chin Peng - rightly or wrongly - was a
fugitive."

He added that the court had asked the impossible from Chin Peng, who had fought British rule.

Abdul Aziz Bari said the GOVERNMENT WOULD LOSE ITS AUTHORITY if Home
Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Inspector-general of Police (IGP) Khalid
Abu Bakar continued to vehemently oppose Chin Peng's final wishes for
his ashes to be interned in Malaysia.

Noting that even some
ex-Umno and BN leaders were also detained in the past for communist
activities, Abdul Aziz said that the party should stop "demonising"
communists and communism.